filedist.cfg
Package: WA2L/edrc 1.5.57
Section: Configuration Files (4)
Updated: 29 October 2008
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NAME
filedist.cfg - configuration file for filedist
 
SYNOPSIS
edrc/etc/filedist.cfg
 
AVAILABILITY
WA2L/edrc
 
DESCRIPTION
This is the configuration file for the
filedist
command.
 
FILEFORMAT
The fileformat is 
OPTION=VALUE
Between the 
OPTION,
the
=
and the
VALUE
are no spaces.
Rows starting with a
# 
are considered as comments.
You should not comment out any 
OPTION
If you like to use
default settings simply do not specify a 
VALUE.
 
OPTIONS
- LOG
 - 
Log output dir of
filedist.
If you specify a relative path name the
path is relative to the root of the WA2L/edrc installation.
- 
Example:  LOG=/var/opt/edrc/log
Default:  LOG=var/log 
 
 - DIST_HOSTLIST
 - 
Space separated list of hosts. To this hosts the files
specified on the command line will be distributed.
- 
Example:  DIST_HOSTLIST="acme045 acme014"
Default:  -
 
 - DIST_USER
 - 
User used to distribute the files if the user invoking 
filedist
is root. Other users use the own user for the distribution.
- 
Example:  DIST_USER=edrc
Default:  DIST_USER=edrc 
 
 - DIST_MODE
 - 
Comma separated list of modes used to distribute the files in
SCRIPTS_BASEDIR.
The supported modes are:
rtools
which result in the use of 
rcp
and
rsh
or
OpenSSH
which results in the use of
scp
and
ssh
for distribution.
If a comma separated list is provided, the connection initiation is
made in the sequence specified.
A pseudo distribution mode is
default
which results in the use of the
CONNECTION_MODE
specified in the configuration files
remote_shell.cfg
and 
remote_copy.cfg.
It is not allowed to specify 
default
as part of a comma separated list.
- 
Example:  DIST_MODE=rtools,OpenSSH
Default:  DIST_MODE=rtools
 
 - REMOTE_CMD_PATH
 - 
Path on the remote systems to the 
cpio
and 
gzip
commands.
- 
Example:  REMOTE_CMD_PATH=/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/edrc/bin
Default:  REMOTE_CMD_PATH=
 
 - SUMMARY
 - 
If set to
True
at the end of the file distribution execution a state 
summary is printed. If set to
False
the summary is not printed.
- 
Example:  SUMMARY=True
Default:  SUMMARY=False 
 
 
 
SEE ALSO
edrcintro(1),
filedist(1),
filedist.block(4),
hostlist(3)
 
NOTES
-
 
BUGS
-
 
AUTHOR
filedist.cfg was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions
and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .
 
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2008
Christian Walther
This is free software; see
edrc/doc/COPYING
for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not
even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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